On 19 March 2025, the European Commission unveiled its strategy for a savings and investments union with the goal of directing EU households' savings towards productive investments. This policy includes a review of existing EU pension legislation to increase participation in supplementary pensions and recommendations for auto-enrolment pension frameworks. The pan-European pension product (PEPP), introduced in 2019 through a regulation that became applicable in 2022, has only been registered in four Member States. Institutional investors have shown limited interest in this product, and improvements are likely to be the focus of the planned review. Some observers argue that the PEPP is too restrictive for investment product providers in terms of cost and value guarantees. The product may also compete with existing pension savings products. Some Member States suggest establishing an inter-governmental framework as a preliminary test for a cross-border product, with the possibility of developing a model at EU level in a later phase. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

The Supreme Court's ruling empowers the Tamil Nadu government to appoint vice-chancellors for state universities, ending a long stalemate. Nine universities, including Anna University and Bharathiar University, will soon have VCs appointed by the state. While the governor remains chancellor, their powers are significantly reduced, with the state now overseeing university affairs.

Investigations into the suspected gas explosion tied to the deaths of a Singaporean man and his wife in Italy are ongoing, as their ashes were brought back to Singapore for memorial services on April 7 and 8. The investigations involved a range of technicians who installed and maintained the liquid petroleum gas system that powered the heating and kitchen of the couple’s Molazzana villa, which was reduced to rubble after a suspected malfunction to the system led to the explosion late on Dec 21, 2024, Italian media reported. Mr Seetoh Kwok Meng and his wife Chang Kai En, originally from Taiwan, had been living in the Italian commune in Lucca, Tuscany, for around six years, according to Mr Seetoh’s brother and Makansutra founder K.F. Seetoh. The villa’s former owners and manager of the company that installed the house’s boiler, were among those also issued notices by Italian public prosecutors to assist with investigations. An expert engineer was appointed to reconstruct the likely causes of the incident.

On a quiet weekday afternoon in West Coast, a primary school student walked passed a house where boxes of free assessment books and exam papers were left out for anyone in need. Curious, she stopped to see if there was anything that could help her with her upcoming exams. Asked if it was her first time checking the materials, she smiled and shook her head. «I usually walk this path on my way home, and ever since I noticed the free books, I occasionally stop to check them out. They are useful, and it helps me save money too,» she told AsiaOne, adding that some of the contents in the box include past-year exam papers, which are typically harder to find. This heartwarming gesture of generosity comes from a family of four living in a terrace house along West Coast Lane. They have been consistently giving away assessment books and papers to those in need since 2022. Speaking to AsiaOne, the owner of the house, Ken Yeo shared that the idea of giving out study materials came from his two children after they found a carton of brand-new assessment books in the storeroom while doing a routine clean up. 

Meanwhile, the press service of the Israel Defense Forces said it has struck a weapons storage facility belonging to Hezbollah's Aerial Defense Unit

«Only after World War Two, when Europe was weakened, the Americans became the leaders of the so-called free world, and then it was them who initiated the majority of conflicts on the planet,» the minister said

Detectives assigned to the St Andrew North Criminal Investigation Branch on Monday charged a 27-year-old man for the shooting death of a relative during an argument in Burkewood district in Rock Hall. Alton Levy, otherwise called ‘Dup Dap’, a...

The driver of the Mercedes Benz motor car that crashed along the Rio Nuevo main road in St Mary over the weekend resulting in the deaths of three men succumbed to his injuries on Monday. He has been identified as 34-year-old carpenter Chad...

Forty-year-old Farouk Forrester, of Love Lane in Port Antonio, Portland has been charged with arson for setting fire to a church. Reports from the Port Antonio police are that about 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 5, residents of the Allan Avenue...

Investigators assigned to the St Catherine North Police Division are probing the circumstances surrounding an alleged hit-and-run that claimed the life of an unidentified man whose body was found on the Spanish Town Bypass on Sunday. The body is...

A 24-year-old St Catherine mother has been charged with cruelty to a child after her four-year-old daughter sustained burns from falling into a lit coal stove while the woman was beating her. It is alleged that on Sunday, April 6, the Spanish...

In 2002 Godhra train burning case, a Juvenile Justice Board sentenced three men to three years in jail, 14 years after 31 others were convicted. The convicts, now 40, were 17 when the Sabarmati Express fire killed 59 kar sevaks. Two suspects were acquitted, while one died during the trial.

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As of 3:00 a.m. Moscow time, the Brent price was down by 5.39%, to $60.89 per barrel

The Supreme Court has emphasized that state governors should uphold constitutional values and prioritize the welfare of the people, especially in states governed by opposition parties. The court cautioned governors against obstructing the functioning of elected state governments or hindering legislation for political purposes.

A public feud has erupted within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) following veteran MP Sougata Ray's criticism of Kalyan Banerjee. Banerjee retaliated with a barrage of accusations against unnamed party members, including allegations of improper conduct towards BSF personnel and questioning integrity.

A special court in Jaipur has sentenced four men to life imprisonment in connection with the 2008 Jaipur blasts case, specifically related to the discovery of a live bomb at Ramchandraji Temple. The convicts, Saif-ur-Rehman, Mohammed Saif, Sarwar Azami, and Shahbaz Ahmed, were also fined Rs 1.6 lakh each.

At a Congress Working Committee meeting, Rahul Gandhi emphasized the party's inclusive stance, advocating for the representation of all communities without reservation. Discussions encompassed political strategy, the Palestine-Israel conflict, and social justice issues like caste census. Shashi Tharoor urged constructive criticism, while Manish Tewari voiced concerns about Chinese encroachment.

The Supreme Court overturned a Punjab and Haryana High Court order that had imposed a ₹10 lakh cost on musician Vishal Dadlani and politician Tehseen Poonawalla for their tweets mocking a Jain monk. The apex court emphasized that it's not the court's role to engage in moral policing.

Les membres du Rassemblement des Bâtisseurs ont mobilisé du monde à l'ouverture de la campagne le mercredi 02 avril dernier. Cette mobilisation a fait carton plein au stade Jean Stanislas Migolet. L'équipe en charge de cette campagne, se met en ordre de bataille pour mobiliser, sensibiliser les Koulois et Kouloises en faveur de Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema. Les membres du Rassemblement des bâtisseurs ont mobilisé du monde à l'ouverture de la campagne le mercredi 02 avril dernier. Cette (...) - POLITIQUE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

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Au Gabon, les électeurs sont attendus aux urnes le 12 avril 2025 pour élire un nouveau Président de la République après près de deux ans de transition consécutive au coup d'Etat du 30 août 2023. Des campagnes de sensibilisation et de sessions de renforcement des capacités se multiplient ces derniers temps pour permettre aux différentes parties prenantes de mieux cerner les enjeux de ce scrutin crucial. C'est dans ce cadre que s'inscrit la « rencontre entre la Médiature, les confessions (...) - POLITIQUE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

«Among the opportunities Ukraine offers to international partners are testing products in real combat conditions and developing long-term partnership within joint ventures,» Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Valery Churkin said

According to the report, the Department of Defense is currently undergoing a global force posture review, but no decisions have yet been made

US Special Operation Forces in Europe have been boosting its interoperability with similar European military structures for many years, Commander of the SOCOM Gen. Bryan Fenton said

«We work that together as a team with our Russian colleagues and all of our other international partners,» Ken Bowersox said

According to the report, a month before the failed assassination in September, Ryan Routh wrote to a «Ukrainian contact» via an internet messenger and asked to «send me a rpg rocket-propelled grenade or stinger»

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Mogadishu (HOL) – A new independent evaluation has found that the scaled-up efforts of United Nations humanitarian agencies and partners played a vital role in averting famine in Somalia between 2021 and 2024 despite extreme operational challenges.

Tahawwur Rana, a key planner of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, is being extradited to India by US authorities after his final appeal was rejected. He is expected to arrive in India soon and will be formally arrested.

In Jaipur, a tragic incident unfolded on Nahargarh Road as an SUV driven by Congress official Usman Khan ran over nine people, resulting in three fatalities and six injuries. Khan, allegedly speeding at 70km/h, collided with multiple vehicles over a 500m stretch.